May 29th, 2002

By the invitation of the Chess Federation and the National Bank of the Republic of the Northern Ossetya-Alanya,- Alexandra is going to visit the Festival – the Cup of Vladikavkaz, dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the battle by the walls of Vladikavkaz in 1942. She will participate in a blitz-tournament, give a simultaneous exhibition for the war and labor veterans and she will also have several interesting meetings. You can find the schedule of Alexandra’s trip in Northern Ossetya by clicking here.

May 23rd, 2002

Dear Visitors!

If you would like to buy Alexandra’s book "How I became Grandmaster at age 14" and if you don’t like to make shopping online, we are glad to offer you the list of bookstores in different countries where you can buy the book. Click here.

May 13th, 2002

Non-Stop Girl!

On May, 11 Alexandra visited an old French city of Lille, where she was invited by the association "Lille aux Echecs" which organizes every year a festival of games of strategy to promote them among the public. Alexandra gave a simul on 32 boards in order to popularize chess. The simul took place in the open air and it was very cold, but the young World-Vice Woman Chess Champion is not used to give up, she stood it very bravely and the simul passed very well. And … has she ever visited your city?

May 10th, 2002

Welcome to Hamburg!Alexandra dropped in for a few days to Hamburg, where she got acquainted with the team of Chessbase.com, their software, discussed new projects and had a very good time. She also brought along an electronic picture album of her recent visit to Singapore and Indonesia. You can find the details of the visit to Hamburg and a small selection of photos from Singapore and Indonesia here.

May 9th, 2002

Alexandra’s sister shows good chessplay.Oksana Kosteniuk made her 4NCL debut for Numerica 3 C’s in Birmingham. She played quite good for the first time, as she scored 1,5 from 3 while her opponents had higher rating. You can see the results here:Round 9Round 10Round 11 The administration of the site wishes to Oksana all the best in her chess career. Good Luck!Photo – Helen Milligan (www.4ncl.co.uk)